- Insular Vole
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Insular Vole Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Microtus Species: M. abbreviatus Binomial name Microtus abbreviatus
Miller, 1899
The Insular Vole or St. Matthew Island Vole (Microtus abbreviatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It occurs only on St. Matthew Island and the adjacent Hall Island, in Alaska.[1] On these Bering Sea islands, Insular Voles live in damp lowland areas, on the lower slopes of mountains, and on rye grass-covered beaches. They are diurnal and eat plant matter. Birds and arctic foxes, which are the only other mammals on the island, prey on the voles.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Microtus abbreviatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/13425. Retrieved 03 February 2010.
- ^ "North American Mammals: Insular Vole". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=179.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Microtus
- Microtus stubs
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